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President Obama Receives “Ambassador for Humanity” Award By Felicity Arbuthnot
It is impossible not to gain the impression that the criteria for being awarded prestigious honors for services to “peace”, “humanity” or “distinguished public service” is a candidate who is duplicitous, vicious, stone-hearted and above all prepared to kill, plan killings or rejoice in killing on an industrial scale as brutally as can be devised. Continue reading
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The White House Plays Dirty By Vladimir Odintsov
The latest actions undertaken by White House representatives and the Washington administration clearly highlight how the chief dogmas of current American politics require open confrontations and secret operations in various regions of the world to decrease the influence exerted by Moscow and to create a united front of Russian enemies. Continue reading
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Obama’s ‘Strategy’ Against ‘Pariah’ Russia By Pepe Escobar
Yet the sanctions game will persist (like it did with Cuba, Iraq, Iran). The White House is already concocting more of the same. No adults in Europe will follow. Even poodles are able to sniff that the Obama administration does not even qualify to play Game of Thrones on PlayStation 3. Continue reading
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Washington and the Corporate Media are in Full Propaganda Mode on Ukraine By Dave Lindorff
The lies, propaganda and rank hypocrisy emanating from Washington, and echoed by the US corporate media regarding events in Ukraine are stunning and would be laughable, but for the fact that they appear to be aimed at conditioning the US public for increasing confrontation with Russia – confrontation which could easily tip over the edge… Continue reading
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Putin’s Dilemma By Mike Whitney
The United States is in the opening phase of a war on Russia. Policymakers in Washington have shifted their attention from the Middle East to Eurasia where they hope to achieve the most ambitious part of the imperial project; to establish forward-operating bases along Russia’s western flank, to stop further economic integration between Asia and… Continue reading
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Towards the End of U.S. Propaganda By Thierry Meyssan
The Anglo-Saxon Empire is based on a century of propaganda. It managed to convince us that the United States is “the land of the free” and that it engaged in wars to defend its ideals. But the current crisis over Ukraine has changed the rules of the game. Now Washington and its allies are not… Continue reading
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How Israel’s war industry profits from violent US immigration “reform” By Gabriel Schivone
Bill approved by Senate and stalled in the House guarantees more deaths along the US-Mexico border and huge payouts to Israeli contractors whose military technology has been “battle-proven” on Palestinians living under occupation Continue reading
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Why Obama paid a visit to Riyadh? By Alexander Orlov
The deterioration of the situation in Ukraine made substantial changes in the agenda of talks of U.S. President Obama with Saudi leadership in Riyadh on March 28 this year. The main subject of the discussion included the situation around Ukraine, possible joint steps to decrease energy prices, in order to weaken Russia’s economy, promotion of… Continue reading
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Video: The Hypocrisy of US Calling for Enforcement of International Law
1 April 2014 — The Real News Network Michael Ratner: President Obama tries to condemn Russia’s annexation of Crimea by justifying the illegal US invasion of Iraq Continue reading
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The Crimean Crisis and US Hypocrisy. “War of Words” to Justify Outright Aggression By Kourosh Ziabari
The war of words between Russia and the United States is soaring these days over the sovereignty of the Crimean peninsula, and the White House officials are constantly directing accusations and excruciating verbal attacks against Kremlin in what seems to be the most serious dispute between Moscow and the West in the recent years. Continue reading
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Obama’s speech on Ukraine: vocal juggler at work
International media chime on Wednesday’s speech of the US President Barack Obama in Brussels made us download and scroll down the transcript. The overall impression: too many controversial statements and logical faults to take it seriously. Continue reading
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Obama’s speech on Ukraine: Propaganda and lies By Patrick Martin
The speech delivered by President Barack Obama in Brussels Wednesday was a call to arms for a US-NATO confrontation against Russia. With a series of lies and evasions, Obama presented a world turned upside down in which the US and European imperialists, who backed the coup in Ukraine spearheaded by fascistic forces, are the defenders… Continue reading
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Obama Expands Bush’s Fascist Domestic and International Infrastructure By Glen Ford
President Obama has thrown international law into history’s dustbin, torn up the U.S. Bill of Rights, and is mapping millions for possible future detention. “One court order + one suspect number + three hops = everybody remotely involved in anti-war activity.” Continue reading
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How Much War Does Washington Want? By Paul Craig Roberts
I doubt that the Ukraine crisis precipitated by Washington’s overthrow of the democratic government is over. Washington has won the propaganda war everywhere outside of Russia and Ukraine itself. Within Ukraine people are aware that the coup has made them worse off. The Crimea has already separated from the US puppet government in Kiev and… Continue reading
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US the biggest threat to world peace in 2013 – poll
The US has been voted as the most significant threat to world peace in a survey across 68 different countries. Anti-American sentiment was not only recorded in antagonistic countries, but also in many allied NATO partners like Turkey and Greece. Continue reading
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Civil War Looms in Ukraine? Regime Calls for Military Mobilization, IMF Austerity Measures By Alex Lantier
The Kiev regime’s unelected president, Oleksandr Turchynov, called for military mobilization and the formation of a new National Guard. He said, “It’s necessary to create the National Guard on the basis of Ukrainian troops, whose purpose will be to protect the country and citizens against all criminals, external and internal aggression. It’s necessary to announce… Continue reading
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US, Europe step up pressure as Ukrainian crisis intensifies By Peter Symonds
In a phone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin Thursday, Obama issued what amounted to an ultimatum for a complete capitulation. He insisted that Russia recognise and negotiate with the pro-Western regime installed in Kiev via a fascist-led coup, withdraw all troops from Crimea and open the door to “international monitors.” Continue reading
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US Policy of Isolating Russia and Expanding NATO Is a Dismal Failure By Rodrigue Tremblay
The hazards associated with American foreign policy since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 should appear obvious to all, because it is precisely this policy that has caused the crisis in Ukraine with all its negative consequences for the coming months and years. Continue reading
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Worst Man for the Job : What the Hell is Obama Thinking? By Daniel Patrick Welch
How oblivious or arrogant do you have to be to spend $5 billion dollars destabilizing a country (the actual total is undoubtedly much higher), have your diplomats caught on tape planning a coup, bring a gang of fascist thugs to power on Russia’s doorstep—whose first order of business is to outlaw the Russian language, conduct… Continue reading
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The costs you are about to pay in Ukraine, President Obama
Yesterday the United States lost the propaganda war on Ukraine. President Obama made a reluctant and senseless statement which Washington Post entitled “There will be costs”. Continue reading
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